1994 Ford F-150: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed Feb 6, 2010 · Electrical · 210,000 miles · TX · fire

With the truck being off, smoke was rising out of the steering column. Investigation revealed that wires leading to the turn signal switch had shorted, causing the wires and wire connectors to heat, smoke and partially melt. The cruise control stopped working, the windshield wipers now operate continuously without being commanded, the turn signals do not work and the flashers operate continuously.

Filed Jun 9, 2009 · Acceleration · 110,000 miles · CA · fire

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford f-150. When the contact proceeded to enter the vehicle, he noticed that the engine compartment was on fire. He was able to extinguish the fire on his own. The fire department was not notified. The vehicle was inspected by an insurance adjuster, who determined that the cruise control switch caused the failure. The dealer stated that the VIN was included in a recall regarding the cruise control, but the repair was never performed. The contact is in the process of notifying the manufacturer. The federal safety agency campaign id number was unknown. The failure mileage was 110,000.

Filed Mar 27, 2009 · Acceleration · 149,085 miles · UT

When accelerating to merge onto the freeway, the throttle (pedal) suddenly moved of its own accord to a completely full throttle position. The pedal moved on its own from beneath my foot, just as it would if the cruise control was engaged. It stayed in this stuck position while meanwhile, to keep the vehicle under control, I stood on the brake to avoid accelerating to top speed. By constant application of the brake I was able to keep the vehicle speed at around 85 MPH, but not without extreme effort. Meanwhile I tried pushing all of the cruise control switches, with no effect. I also tried pumping the brake in an attempt to get the cruise control release switch to activate, but it didn't help. I also tried shifting to neutral but the engine was obviously going to redline so I put it back in drive. I continued this way for several miles. Traffic was luckily light enough that I was able to avoid other vehicles. I was at the point of having to pull over and switch the ignition off when there was a loud "popping" sound from under the dash (straight in front of the driver). When the "pop" occurred the throttle released and I was able to control it normally. By then my brakes were smoking and almost on-fire. This occurred twice. The first time was on march 17, 2009 and the second was on march 27. The first time it cleared itself after a couple of miles. The second time was much worse and lasted for at least five or six miles. I took the vehicle in to the dealer (la point ford, salt lake city) after it occurred on the 27th. The mechanic could find no problem with the cruise control tests that he ran. They suggested disconnecting the cruise control to see if the problem would still occur, just in case it was the engine computer rather than the cruise control. Hopefully I will survive the test. Luckily both times it happened I wasn't near another car. Had I been, I would have run into them before I was able to react. If this occurs to others someone will be killed.

Filed May 13, 2008 · Acceleration · 180,000 miles · OH

The same thing happened to my 1994 f- 150. I took the truck in for the recall and the dealer said they would disconnect the cruise control until the parts come in to fix the problem. I didn't hear from the dealer for a few months, so I called them and the dealer had me bring in my truck. I was told that it was already fixed and that another problem occurred and that I would have to buy another part. However, the cruise control worked fine until I took my truck in for the recall.

Filed Apr 28, 2008 · Acceleration · OH

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford f-150. The contact received a ford recall notice for the vehicle speed control: cruise control in august of 2007. He immediately scheduled an appointment with the dealer to have the vehicle repaired. The dealer stated that the parts were unavailable and they would disconnect the cruise control switch. The switch was not disconnected because no one informed him of when the parts would be available. There had been no failure to date. The recall number was unknown.

Filed Apr 24, 2008 · Acceleration · 100,000 miles · FL

Tl*the contact owns a 1994 ford f-150 ford. Eight years ago, the contact's cruise control connector was leaking. An old-fashioned master cylinder was placed on his vehicle, which was not equipped with cruise control. Since that time, he has been repeatedly receiving recall notices from ford regarding the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v388000 (vehicle speed control). He called ford and was informed that because the repair was performed eight years ago, they would only make the safety recall repair if he replaced the master cylinder and returned the vehicle to its original state. The purchase date was unknown. The current mileage was 250,000 and failure mileage was 100,000.

Filed Feb 28, 2008 · Acceleration, Electrical · WA

Ever since my cruise control was repaired on my 1994 f150 the battery keeps losing all its power. As I don't drive the truck that much anymore I just charge the battery whenever I used my truck. My truck was repaired at all star ford in olympia washington.

Filed Jan 16, 2007 · Acceleration · 170,000 miles · VA

Tl* - the contact stated that his cruise control on his 1994 ford f-150 stopped working in 2003 at a failure mileage of 170,000. The contact didn't have the problem repaired. The vehicle currently has an odometer reading of 200,000 miles. The contact received a recall letter, campaign #05v388000 on december 19, 2006 for the vehicle speed control failure. The contact drove the vehicle to newbury ford on january 10, 2007 to honor the recall and was denied due to previous recall notices mailed to the contact although the contact stated they only received the most recent recall notice. *nm updated 02/16/07.

Filed Oct 9, 2006 · Acceleration · 58,000 miles · CA · fire

My 1994 ford f-150 with only 58,000 miles was parked for about an hour when it caught on fire. The truck was an absolutely perfect condition inside and out except for the cruise control, which was not working. I was looking at the dealer web site and found out my vehicle had a recall. However ford never sent my a recall notice.

Filed May 11, 2006 · Acceleration, Airbags · 94,000 miles · OH

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle was operating normally when it was taken to the dealer to have the cruise control disconnected under recall #05v38800. After the dealer disconnected the cruise control, the horn began to work intermittently, and the air bag light flashed intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that during the initial disconnecting of the cruise control switch, the battery should have been disconnected, but wasn't and this resulted in damage to the clock spring and the horn assembly.

Filed Feb 7, 2006 · Acceleration · WI · fire

1994 f150 caught on fire after sitting for six hours. *ts ***no answer required*** the consumer stated shortly after the incident, the vehicle was recalled for a faulty cruise control deactivation switch. The letter instructed the consumer to take the vehicle to the nearest dealer, however the consumer then received a letter stating due to the substantial damage to the vehicle, they could not identify a manufacturing defect.

Filed Dec 13, 2005 · Acceleration · 150,000 miles · MN · fire

My 1994 ford f150 had engine fire on september 18 2005. On september 20 I received a recall notice from ford on a cruise control switch that causes engine fires. Ford recently sent out 3.8 million notice that included 1994 through 2002 f type trucks. I file a claim with ford asking for replacement value ( $4000) with no luck. Ford sent be a letter that said the defect could not be verified due to the extensive damage to your vehicle.